Catherine the Great was born Sophie Auguste Frederike von Anhalt-Zerbst.
Catherine the Great had two children, Anna Petrovna and Tsar Paul I. See attached links for pictures that I could find...
Tsarina Catherine the Great's full name was Catherine II, born as Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst. She was born on May 2, 1729, in Stettin, Prussia (now Szczecin, Poland). After marrying the future Emperor Peter III of Russia, she adopted the name Catherine and became one of the most prominent rulers in Russian history.
Catherine the Great allowed the boyars to increase their strangle hold on Russian peasants. She took firm action to represent the peasants, and as a result the conditions for the peasants worsened.
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Catherine the Great's father was Christian Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. He was a minor German prince and a military officer. Catherine, born Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst, later became Empress of Russia after her marriage to the future Emperor Peter III. Her father's lineage and connections played a role in her eventual rise to power in Russia.
Catherine II of Russia, also known as Catherine the Great, had two children, Paul of Russia and Alexis Bobrinsky. Alexis Bobrinsky was born out of wedlock. she also had a daughter who died as a baby Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna
In 1745,Catherine the Great married then Grand Duke Peter Romanov. He became Tsar Peter III in 1762. He also became dead later in 1762, when Catherine, her lover and some friends had Peter murdered so she could become Empress.
Anna Petrovna was the daughter of Catherine II of Russia (also called Catherine the Great) and Peter III of Russia, who was Czar for six months in 1762 before he was assassinated.
in what year did Catherine the Great become emress of Russia?
Catherine II (the Great), born Sophia Augusta Frederica of Anhalt-Zerbst, became the Empress of Russia in 1762.
Catherine the Great became the leader of Russia after her friends murdered her husband, Peter III, to put her in power.
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